MAG1980 116 Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Has anyone been busy making any yet? Ive never made it so im going to give it ago. It looks straight forward enough to make,so im off to get some elderflower heads. ATB MAG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie m 668 Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I take it your up north all done more or less down here lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAG1980 116 Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yeah still plenty about up here. Well thats first batch knocked up and its looking good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David K 172 Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I usually make it every year but as it's only me that drinks it and I its not one of my favourite hedgerow brews I've decided not to bother this year. So I'm going to try and beat the birds to the elderberries and make some wine, I'm going to throw some netting over the Elder tree in my hedge and harvest as many as I can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chris87 297 Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 What better wine lads , elderflower or elderberrys? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I was supposed to make my Elderflower champagne today but didn't get around to it, so hopefully tomorrow. Should be good, the flowers in the hedge look very good this year. Actually, everything's flowering great at the moment. Should be a sign of a good fruit harvest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAG1980 116 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I fancy giving elderflower champangne a try too. Yeah neil i'll be looking forward to getting the damsons and sloes later in the year too 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,493 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 anyone got a recipe to put up for elderflower champagne or cordial ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAG1980 116 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 anyone got a recipe to put up for elderflower champagne or cordial ? I tried this recipe of the net for the elderflower cordial mate 3 ltr water 1 kg granulated sugar 30 elderflower heads 2 lemons with skin grated and chopped up Just warm the water enough to dissolve the sugar then add the elderflower heads. Next grate the lemon skin and chop the lemon up and add to the pan, give it a stir and cover with tea towel and leave for 48 hours. then you can drain the cordial out using a muslin square inside a collander within a bowl to filter everything and leave you with the lovely cordial. All thats left is to bottle it. Hope this helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Donna Wildwood 288 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Add a teaspoon of tartaric acid (cream of tartar) per litre and it will keep till the end of days too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAG1980 116 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Add a teaspoon of tartaric acid (cream of tartar) per litre and it will keep till the end of days too Never heard of tartaric acid before donna but thats interesting, ive heard that you can use citric acid to add to it apparently to increase shelf life. but since their is lemon already in it, so i didnt bother as this will be gone pretty quick knowing what my familys like lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 The Champagne is very volatile stuff while still in the bottle so take care. It really can explode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAG1980 116 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Is it just cider vinegar added to the elderflower cordial to make it into champagne neil? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Mrs makes a lot of the cordial, we pasteurise ours though. Came in real handy this year as my cider had too much tannin so was harsh, mixed a bit of cordial with it and it's great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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